The Osceola times., 1887-03-19
0sceola Rain Drops.

-Dr. ii. u. Dunavant was among
the visitors to the city this week.
The river Is at last fairly on the
down grade, and shows decline of
z inches.
Mr.. L. E. Martell, our jailor, is
very low, and his recovery is con-
sidered doubtful.
Mrs. Julia Moss aud Mr.. Pink
Moss left last "Wednesday evening
on the Chesapeake, for Fort Smith.
Next week, we will have our
usual amount of space for reading
matter.
If you shoot INTO a gang Of
cocns, and hear squealing, you may
rest assured, some coon has been hit.
Mr.. N. l.. Avery, who has been
in the city all the week, sent up a
large invoice Of Spring goods last
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. Brickey, ac-
companied by Mrs. Clara Roussan,
took passage on the Chesapoaks last
Thursday for Memphis.
Mr.. Hugh R. Moveigh visited
the city curing the week, and rode
the goat up the Royal Arch ladder
Of Masonry.
Mr.. E. J. Prewitt came up last
Saturday on visit to the home folks.
Ed is cultivating downy mustache,
the girls are wild, and the boys are
green with envy.
The farmers in the immediate
vicinity are rushing their Spring
work with vim, cleaning of, raking
and burning stalks, plowing and
corn planting being IN all stages of
progress.
This Sunday business, aside
from being violation of the law of
the land, Is violation Of the law uf
God. No good comes out of it. The
officers elected under the laws of the
State, are sworn to enforce the Sun
day law along with the other laws
Let them do their duty, fairly and
impartially.
From parties who came up from
Frenchman Bayou, Thursday, we
learn that q white man and black
man left Golden Lake landing in a
dug-ou for the Saw mill on Tyronza
bayou, one day last week, when they
got lost, staying out all night. Late
the next day, they were rescued out
back from Frenchman's bayou, ten
or twelve miles beyond their dest-
nation, in an almost dying condition
their boat having been overturned
and drlfted away from them, and
leaving them clinging to the trees.
"A dumb party at the residence
of Mrs. Dunavant last Monday night
was very enjoyable affair. in fact,
it was the most quiet, say-nothing
affair that we ever had the pleasure
Of attending. Always ON the look
out for an item we stood it a couple
OF hours, and seeing that no one
would volunteer any information,
we bowed ourself out. We after
ward found out that it was for the
benefit Of the Union Sunday school,
and that before the company broke
up, all broke out in big way of
talking to make up for lost time and
get the value Of their forfeit. A
handsome little sum was realized for
the Sunday School.
1T mus: no: be supposed by
"Coon Dive" mot that we care so
much about his good, or ill opinlon)
that because the name of the editor
Of this paper appears as the nominee
on the democratic ticket for Town
Recorder, that he is hungering for
Office. This is a bona fde case Of
the Office seeking the man. As a
citizen, however, ready and willing
to discharge a citizens duty, when
urged to do SO by bis neighbors, he
never shirks, provided that that du-
ty is within the compass of his abili-
ty 70 serve TO his own credit and the
satisfaction Of his fellow citizens.
Quite a sensation was created
last Saturday morning, by the report
of q pistol fired four times in rapid
succession. On investigation it was
discovered that Mr.. Robt. Goetz,
while under temporary mental abe
ration, had attempted TO take his own
life. Being a novice in the use Of
firearms, the shots failed in effect,
else another suicide might have been
added to the long list of those who
go out by that route. As it was, he
held the pistol upside down, pointed
at his forehead, but in pulling on the
trigger, the force necessary to let
the hammer down would throw the
,nuzzle up above his head. Dir. G..
is our town Shoemaker; an honest,
upright, worthy citizen, and dill
gent and skillful workman. Close
confinement at bis work bench, and
n debilitaled system bought about
the state OF mind which led to this
art We ara pleased 10 saw that he